Staircase Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Staircase Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Staircase Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Staircase Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Staircase Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)21s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

Table - waves today at Staircase Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131321212121132020201919191918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401381361349373707070115115696761609796184184181118112154154
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
S
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
1.65
11:34PM
2.21
12:53PM
1.47
12:16AM
2.17
2:23PM
1.32
1:08AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.81
6:39AM
0.37
5:41PM
0.97
7:47AM
0.41
6:12PM
1.13
9:14AM
0.44
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:54-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:08------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019192018181920191920191819212021202019191921
Feels °C (?)201919182017171820191921191820211920201918191920
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